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Description: Perhaps one of the most beautiful restaurants in Albufeira, Castelo do Mar boasts unique sea and Marina views, outside terraces and a relaxed ambience in an elegant setting. Occasional live music on selected nights provides a harmonious backdrop to your overall dining experience. Dishes include meats, fish, seafood and vegetarian options. Our newly opened ROOFTOP CHAMPAGNE & COCKTAIL BAR provides an elegant space to enjoy sunset cocktails and spectacular sea and Marina views. An ideal venue for all occasions. If you have taken the time to write a review and we have not responded to it please accept our apologies. We greatly appreciate that you took the time to do so and offer our sincere thanks.

This restaurant is beautifully set with some nice views of the sea on one side and marina on other. When we arrived there were only a few people eating, lots of empty tables but many people like ourselves were told that we would have a 45 min wait as we hadn't reserved. Most of the tables remained empty and 45 mins later they sat us at one of these tables. The mains were very good, but I had a disappointing starter and dessert. The avocado on the starter was not yet ripe, and the rhubarb in the kiwi crumble was not cooked through and inedible. Overall though the staff were friendly, place was nice; we still enjoyed our evening but I think that it has been over-rated on trip advisor. We chose this place as it had come number 2 in the ratings, but it doesn't deserve that rating. For this we were a little disappointed. Advice for the restaurant would be that they should review their reservations policy; lots of potential customers should not be sitting looking at empty tables for almost an hour.

Visited July 2014

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Paul A, Owner at Castelo do Mar Bar, Restaurante, responded to this review,
August 16, 2014

Thank you for writing a review for our restaurant. We are sorry that you were disappointed with your experience. Your comments regarding the particular issues with your meal have been passed back to the Chef and kitchen staff for review. With regard to your comments regarding having to wait to be seated, our reservations policy ensures that guests are able to reserve a table by contacting us in advance. On occasions guests fail to show and we then give the table to another customer. I can only assume that this was the case on the night of your visit. We would recommend that customers make a reservation to avoid having to wait to be seated.We are very pleased that you still managed to enjoy your evening with us and thank you once again for your custom.

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A must visit, hidden on the hill of the marina you will find amazing service, second to none food and an amazing views. Staying locally in the marina we found this restaurant on the hill as you head towards the old town after reading the short & sweet menu we booked right away, needless to say we were not disappointed and made sure we booked for the following night.

I would recommend the chowder to start and steak for the main, if your looking for a cocktail you'll need to try the daiquiri.

You would struggle to find a better place to enjoy your evening than here.

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Paul A, Owner at Castelo do Mar Bar, Restaurante, responded to this review,
August 16, 2014

Thank you for taking the time to write a review for our restaurant. We are very pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us. Your review and the information contained in it will assist others to make a decision when considering dining with us and we greatly appreciate the additional custom that this may help to generate for us. On behalf of the team at Castelo do Mar, we thank you and hope that you will visit us again in the future.

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Sam21Scotland

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25 helpful votes

“Great food and Great service!”

Reviewed July 20, 2014

My partner and I enjoyed a fantastic meal at this great restaurant. We met a couple from Manchester who recommended it and they were not wrong. After a warm welcome, we chose the Goats cheese and beetroot salad and the huge prawns to start, followed by the sea bass and black pig. We were not "doing " pudding until we witnessed them arriving at other tables - cheesecake and chocolate brownie were delicious. Great view, staff and amazing food gives the restaurant a very well deserved 5 *****!

Visited June 2014

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Paul A, Owner at Castelo do Mar Bar, Restaurante, responded to this review,
August 16, 2014

Thank you for taking the time to write a review for our restaurant. We are very pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us. Your review and the information contained in it will assist others to make a decision when considering dining with us and we greatly appreciate the additional custom that this may help to generate for us. On behalf of the team at Castelo do Mar, we thank you and hope that you will visit us again in the future.

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LIbby653

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24 helpful votes

“Beautiful setting, delicious and classy food”

Reviewed July 18, 2014

Very impressed with this restaurant - have been before and even better than first time. Beautiful setting - we had a drink in the outdoor seating area while checking out the menu and enjoying the fabulous view. Food was delicious and beautifully presented, as high a quality as any top restaurant back home. Service was a little slow at times (took ages to get bill) but to be fair they were very busy.

Visited July 2014

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Paul A, Owner at Castelo do Mar Bar, Restaurante, responded to this review,
August 16, 2014

Thank you for taking the time to write a review for our restaurant. We are very pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us and that you returned. On this occasion it seems that serevice was not as good as it should have been and for this we apologize. We do hope that your experience was not affected too much by this. Your review and the information contained in it will assist others to make a decision when considering dining with us and we greatly appreciate the additional custom that this may help to generate for us. On behalf of the team at Castelo do Mar, we thank you and hope that you will visit us again in the future.

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Pretty disappointed to have to wait 45 mins for a table and then find restaurant was half empty, so not a good start.

Starters were ok, but mains were excellent. Desserts were so so.

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Paul A, Owner at Castelo do Mar Bar, Restaurante, responded to this review,
August 16, 2014

Thank you for writing a review. We are sorry that you had to wait for a table. Whilst we appreciate that it may appear that tables are available we operate a reservations policy that gives customers an opportunity to secure a table by calling to make a booking. Where necessary this means holding a table for a customer for a lengthy time to ensure that they are accommodated. Often guests for what ever reason are unable to arrive for their reservation and after a reasonable time we then give the table away. I can only assume that this may have been the reason for you being seated at a previously unoccupied table. To avoid delays in being seated we recommend that you make a reservation.We are pleased that you enjoyed your meal at Castelo do Mar and hope that your experience was not spoiled too much by having to wait to be seated.

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